tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1636019247752692989.post7571127663014581658..comments2015-07-19T22:13:42.499-04:00Comments on The Arabic Student: Syrian Dialect from the TV show بقعة ضو (Spotlight)The Arabic Studenthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10616844721436789527noreply@blogger.comBlogger36125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1636019247752692989.post-25558150851515121352014-04-17T04:31:37.510-04:002014-04-17T04:31:37.510-04:00Sup Boss?
I looked up حارة and it seems to mean...Sup Boss? <br /><br />I looked up حارة and it seems to mean &quot;lanes&quot;... so it would be &quot;lane by lane&quot; but that&#39;s just what I found. Does it means &quot;neighborhoods&quot; in the Shaami dialect then?octave71http://www.blogger.com/profile/15279369700114438115noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1636019247752692989.post-40288121643622947322013-12-02T18:32:37.272-05:002013-12-02T18:32:37.272-05:00Excellent stuff. Amazing material to look at after...Excellent stuff. Amazing material to look at after having self-studied most of the course at syrianarabic.com . This is great material and I thank you for your efforts.Hnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1636019247752692989.post-41111157666344258332012-06-29T19:55:45.286-04:002012-06-29T19:55:45.286-04:00Wow! This is brilliant! Thanks so much!Wow! This is brilliant! Thanks so much!نعيمnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1636019247752692989.post-4895273640346138842012-05-25T17:55:28.503-04:002012-05-25T17:55:28.503-04:00The whole thing is hilarious, but funniest of all ...The whole thing is hilarious, but funniest of all for me was تابلو. Like an endless number of words relating to cars, it comes, I think, from the French &quot;tableau de bord&quot; - meaning &#39;dashboard&#39;. I first discovered this affinity during a &#39;service&#39; ride in Lebanon, while listening in on a lively conversation about the owner&#39;s new car. My lousy Arabic would normally have put it beyond comprehension, but the presence of words like &#39;al frein&#39;, &#39;al carrosserie&#39;, and &#39;al guidage&#39; changed everything, and I even ventured a comment or two of my own. (Michel from Portland)Unknownhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13254800664859607091noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1636019247752692989.post-63534552588915821522012-04-29T12:04:41.954-04:002012-04-29T12:04:41.954-04:00thanks a lot! you have been doing a really amazing...thanks a lot! you have been doing a really amazing and useful work! ( Rosa from Spain )Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1636019247752692989.post-17319052202354216172012-03-11T15:04:34.222-04:002012-03-11T15:04:34.222-04:00Thanks a lot. I greet you from Baku, Azerbaijan.Thanks a lot. I greet you from Baku, Azerbaijan.Ilqarnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1636019247752692989.post-88178224149925980692012-02-10T16:02:20.194-05:002012-02-10T16:02:20.194-05:00u r the best dude!u r the best dude!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1636019247752692989.post-37387435449916892932011-03-04T03:53:59.619-05:002011-03-04T03:53:59.619-05:00thank you so much for all your great posts ! I jus...thank you so much for all your great posts ! I just discovered your site ( through &quot;how to learn any language&quot; ) ... I&#39;ve been studying arabic for 3 years and currently living in Jordan, but I&#39;ve got so much trouble with the dialects that I lose hope sometimes. In 10 min I learned lots of stuff on your blog !Louisanoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1636019247752692989.post-27619096661858474902011-01-29T12:40:59.293-05:002011-01-29T12:40:59.293-05:00this is really excellent. When i was in damascus o...this is really excellent. When i was in damascus over the summer i studied at an institute where the main teaching method was for the teacher to play me parts of بقعة ضوء or a similar soap and we would go through it. Its the best way to learn dialect. Well done againArabglothttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11428028310836406173noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1636019247752692989.post-65920286817941189982011-01-23T08:32:30.617-05:002011-01-23T08:32:30.617-05:00This is the first time I came across your blog. Y...This is the first time I came across your blog. You are doing an excellent work. <br /><br />You must be dedicating a lot of time to this work. It is a charity work and God will bless you.<br /><br />Keep it up. <br /><br />TariqAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1636019247752692989.post-28610587478011568592011-01-22T17:31:26.202-05:002011-01-22T17:31:26.202-05:00Linguist, did you mean to post your comment on the...Linguist, did you mean to post your comment on the Jordanian post? Not important. Anyway, here&#39;s what I found about Komistair with a Google search: <br /><br />واحد بيسكر عنيه .. وبصير يعد للعشرة او العشرين مو مهم .. والكل يروح يتخبى .. وبعيدن يصير هاد العمو اللي كان يعد يدور ع العالم المتخبية ... ويحكي كومستير لما يشوف حدا منهم.. ووووووووووبس<br /><br />&quot;Someone closes their eyes and counts to 10 or 20 and everyone goes and hides. After that the guy that was closing his eyes and counting looks everywhere for the hiders. He says &quot;Komistair&quot; when he sees one of them. And that&#39;s it.&quot;<br /><br />I still have no clue where it comes from.The Arabic Studenthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10616844721436789527noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1636019247752692989.post-8244540312014840822011-01-22T16:59:18.434-05:002011-01-22T16:59:18.434-05:00Here are some random comments. I may be way off, b...Here are some random comments. I may be way off, but here goes:<br /><br />Arabic speakers, as well as other language groups, especially those under, say 30, love to interject English (or other European) words or expressions (often incorrectly pronounced) into their everyday speech, especially in &quot;rap&quot; or &quot;hip hop&quot; music.<br /><br /><b>KOMISTER</b> may be one such.<br /><br />1. <b>KOMISTER:</b> In the video, this word is said just after we see the “girl” having coffee with the “lowlife”.<br /><br />What would the girl say next? <br /><br />Why, she would say KOMISTER….or…..<b>Come Upstairs</b> (to her bedroom)!!!. <br /><br />OR<br /><br />It could be Italian/Spanish. It could be the “greeting” <b>Come Stai?</b> (IT) or <b>Como Esta?</b> (SP) meaning “How are you?” <br /><br />Like in all artistic productions there doesn’t have to be a “linear” development to the story or dialog. <br /><br />Thus, KOMISTER (How are you) may be what she said when she opened the door and saw the lowlife. <b>And in the video, the person who said KOMISTER may have been referring to that scene.</b><br /><br />If KOMISTER is used in the game hide and seek (as you said) and is uttered when you “Find” someone, the case for it meaning <b>How Are You?</b> from the IT or SP seems to make more sense than <b>“Come Upstairs”</b><br /><br />I know I&#39;m really &quot;reaching&quot; here, but those are possibilities.<br /><br />I asked several native Arabic speakers (not Jordinian) about KOMISTER. <br /><br />Not a single one had any idea what it meant even tho they understood everything else in the video - so it must be a purely Jordanian reference referring to God knows what. <br /><br />Most likely, <b>most Jordanians wouldn&#39;t know either.</b> It&#39;s likely an &quot;underground&quot; reference known only to &quot;those in the know&quot; (in the Hip Hop world).<br /><br />One big problem with the Italian/Spanish &quot;connection&quot; is that, as far as I know, Jordan has never had any special relationship with IT or SP, unlike Egypt which in the not too distant past, had significant French, Greek and Italian influences and Lebanon with French (and still does).<br /><br />2.<b> قد الحيط</b> A possible translation for this expression, given the context, could be:<br /><br /><b>“As big as life”</b>…..in other words, there was the lowlife at the door with no shame, qualms or hesitation about showing up and presenting himself. <br /><br />In other words, it’s not his <b>size</b> that is being referred to, but to his <b>impunity or shamelessness</b> – “as big as a wall” in Arabic, “as big as life” in English. In other words:<br /><br /><b>There was the lowlife, big as life.</b> OR big as all get-out. OR EVEN sticking his nose in.<br /><br />3. <b>Wa Law</b> - One of those expressions found in all languages that can have all kinds of meanings. Like the English &quot;Right&quot; or the German &quot;Denn&quot;.<br /><br />In this context, my translation would be: the American English slang expression <b>WHATEVER</b><br />as in &quot;Don&#39;t forget to brush your teeth, Tommy&quot;. Tommy answers: &quot;Whatever&quot; (WA LAW). <br /><br />In English, this modern expression sometimes carries with it a &quot;challenging attitude&quot;. I don&#39;t know if Arabic WA LAW does this - probably so = (And if I don&#39;t??) <br /><br />ENDLlinguistnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1636019247752692989.post-12409833025063474742011-01-13T06:31:50.588-05:002011-01-13T06:31:50.588-05:00Thanks a lot.. although I&#39;m a bit confused but...Thanks a lot.. although I&#39;m a bit confused but it helps.. i need to read this post again and again.<br /><br />Shokran!Erhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18267209653216180796noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1636019247752692989.post-26045927845481674312011-01-11T00:20:18.137-05:002011-01-11T00:20:18.137-05:00Is it just me or the video clips don&#39;t work? :...Is it just me or the video clips don&#39;t work? :(Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1636019247752692989.post-55529406531841761202011-01-10T16:55:53.869-05:002011-01-10T16:55:53.869-05:00I remember that you asked for programs in Arabic w...I remember that you asked for programs in Arabic with a Jordanian dialect, its a cartoon<br /><br />http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P4xDZb1yuko&amp;feature=relatedAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1636019247752692989.post-27570570957680942432011-01-09T09:36:35.184-05:002011-01-09T09:36:35.184-05:00Just discovered your blog. Thank you for your inf...Just discovered your blog. Thank you for your informative posts and videos on Youtube.<br />Mother Alexandra<br />Orthodox nunCSThttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01675371394240685505noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1636019247752692989.post-12884121788111313712011-01-08T23:50:13.599-05:002011-01-08T23:50:13.599-05:00malik al-ansar? in american &#39;the machine&#39;?...malik al-ansar? in american &#39;the machine&#39;?brandoscostumesnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1636019247752692989.post-32934592718137559452011-01-08T17:20:31.280-05:002011-01-08T17:20:31.280-05:00Is this &quot;Baq&#39;at daw&quot; or &quot;Abu Ja...Is this &quot;Baq&#39;at daw&quot; or &quot;Abu Janti&quot;?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1636019247752692989.post-22734873250337638382011-01-07T17:50:41.213-05:002011-01-07T17:50:41.213-05:00the site is very clear and nice.I like your topics...the site is very clear and nice.I like your topics..googletimhttp://www.googletim.netnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1636019247752692989.post-32040223992938147022011-01-07T16:12:21.321-05:002011-01-07T16:12:21.321-05:00What a great post!
I use google the same way you d...What a great post!<br />I use google the same way you do and fing it very helpful.<br />As for مخحتاج الموبيل, I think that&#39;s a possibility, but in my opinion she says مخحتاجة الموبيل (which is how you translated it). مخحتاج can be &quot;needed&quot; or &quot;in need of&quot;, and here I think it&#39;s the active translation.فوازnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1636019247752692989.post-90288035081579869892011-01-07T07:04:52.262-05:002011-01-07T07:04:52.262-05:00@Czarek: THANK YOU SO MUCH :D@Czarek: THANK YOU SO MUCH :DAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1636019247752692989.post-39953360448134861872011-01-05T12:14:09.185-05:002011-01-05T12:14:09.185-05:00Absolutely awesome. Keep blogging my friend, youre...Absolutely awesome. Keep blogging my friend, youre great at it (at Arabic :))Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1636019247752692989.post-35341505224648594422011-01-04T20:00:21.977-05:002011-01-04T20:00:21.977-05:00I have a question regarding an issue that I have b...I have a question regarding an issue that I have been dealing with for quite some time: how do you go about your listening regarding TV Series or movies in Colloquial Syrian, or any Arabic Colloquial for that matter, as there certainly are many parts of fast speech and words that cannot be found in an MSA dictionary since they simply do not exist in MSA? And all this without the assistance of a native speaker.Georgehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18118693798695666165noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1636019247752692989.post-16155207541613404222011-01-03T04:49:39.887-05:002011-01-03T04:49:39.887-05:00An incredible post. Please, please, please, conti...An incredible post. Please, please, please, continue this great blog. It is much appreciated.Michaelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02393617480343537715noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1636019247752692989.post-61633090384148057762011-01-03T04:01:49.311-05:002011-01-03T04:01:49.311-05:00Great job bro:)you are amazing and you work is rea...Great job bro:)you are amazing and you work is really appreaciated bo others.<br /><br />I will try to respond question concerning &quot;prefix&quot; =3am=عم<br /><br />*this prexif turns verb in the present continuous tense( ex:I am sleeping ,cooking etc.)<br /><br />So:<br /><br />عم بدرس هلأ=<br />3am bedros/edros hall2a=I am studying (now).<br /><br />عم بيكتب مكتوب=<br />3am byekteb/yekteb maktoob=He is writing a letter (now)<br /><br /><br />عم بتاكل=<br />3am btakol/takol=You are am eating (now)<br /><br />في دروسي مش عم بفهم شئ=fe doroose mesh 3am bafham she2=I don&#39;t understand anything in my classes.<br /><br />Note!!!<br />I spotted that in pronouncation <br />letter (ب) is rather silent(so this is why I gave second verb without &quot;b&quot;.<br /><br /><br />Hope it will help a bit<br />CzarekAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com